The downward spiral of advertising revenue and circulation, coupled with rising debt, has claimed two more newspaper companies in a two-day span. ...more

February 23, 2009

Mark McGwire's youngest brother says in a book proposal that he injected the former baseball star with steroids, according to Deadspin.com. ...more

January 23, 2009

Let's state the obvious: These are difficult times for the newspaper business. ...more

December 14, 2008

Newspapers are in trouble. The fact of the situation remains that in the 21st century, newspapers have become irrelevant in reporting breaking news that occurs. Our culture is one of instant gratification. We do not want to wait and with so much information at our fingertips, newspapers have become very archaic creatures in the world of media. ...more

December 13, 2008

Senator Obama advises that the economy will get worse; so does my barber. I am not therefore surprised by daily reports of business failures, or by overpaid CEOs lined up with hands held out for government charity. But I was saddened and disturbed to read, this morning, that the venerable Tribune Co. is "at the edge of bankruptcy." ...more

December 11, 2008

United Airlines and its stockholders experienced the potential dangers inherent in a high-tech society Monday when outdated information about a 2002 bankruptcy filing zoomed around the Internet and prompted a run on the company's stock. ...more

September 11, 2008

James Walter and Barbara Ann Allison Wheeler of Brandon renewed their vows at a celebration of their golden wedding anniversary July 19 at the Tampa Baptist Deaf Church, where Walter is a deacon. The Rev. Ronaldo Feliciano officiated. They were joined by 160 friends and family members. ...more

August 20, 2008

Four major newspaper publishers have created an online advertising sales network in the latest industry attempt to claw back ad dollars that increasingly are migrating to the Internet. ...more

February 16, 2008

Newspaper publishers, entering 2008 with some of the worst economic conditions in many years, said Wednesday that they hope to bring more readers - and ad spending - to their Web sites with expanded offerings of news, advertising and video. ...more

December 6, 2007

Florida and several other states potentially could see a new round of buying and selling of TV stations if federal regulators loosen rules that regulate how companies can own newspapers, television and radio stations together. ...more

November 14, 2007